Hand bkace



T. J. FEGLEY ET AL Nov. 1923.

HAND BRACE Filed March 6, 1925 Govfgc/ O Loo/1190305 y Mw wm/ W Patented Nev. 6, 1923.4`

THOMAS'VJ. FEerLnYY ANDGEORGEV o. LEOPOLD, or jrHILanEi-IPIIIA, rE-NNsvIrvaNIfi,k

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kjApplication ined March e, 1923. semi No. 623,164.1

To @ZZ-whom' t 'may concern:

Be it known that we, THOMAS J. lnenur andY GEORGE O.

United States, residing in Philadelphia,"

LEOPOLD, citizens of the Pennsylvania, have invented certain 'lfm-l provenients in Hand Braces, vof which the following is aspecit'ication. y p

One object of our invention is to improve the construction of the 'means 'for holding the hand rip cfa brace to the crank so that the grip will turn freely. K

A further object of he invention -is to construct the means can be plated to of the tool.

so that the metal parts improve the appearance In the accompanying drawings: Y

Fig. l` is aside view'of a brace made in accordance with our invention; g

Fig. 2. is an enlarged sectional view through the hand grip; an

Fig. 8 is a detached perspective view of the sleeve and nuts, V

Referring to the drawings, l is the crank member of the brace made ot a metallic rod grip. Sis the handhold mounted on the end fl. Located betvveenfa collar 5 on the end and the portion 6 of the hand hold` is v ball bearing shown by dottedlines inv Fig. l.

On the threade d stem 10, whichy extends from the head 8, is a chuck llby which the bit is secured to thebrace. The chuck can be of'any type desired.'V

The present inv means for securin position.

ention relates solely to the g thehand hold in proper bentinto the shape shown. 2' isV the handV 1.2 designates'asleeve,Y which issweatedon the'` straight portion l of the crank. This Vsleeve Vhas a screwthread at each` end, as-

shown in Figs.' 2 andB.; The handliold 2 Vis mounted on the sleeve so as to turn 'freely v thereon and is `held from longitudinal move-l g ment by thefnuts 13 and 14. Eachnuthas an internal Harige l5, which rests againstthe end of the sleeve.V

"When the tool is being inade, the- 7.V of the rod is straight, as shown by 'rokenlines in Fig. i. The hand-hold is not in place so that "the upper portion ofthe brace can be nickel plated, after'which'the hand hold i di i.

2 and the lower nut are-'locatedin position and the portion 7 is bent to its inal shape. The upper nut is backed oitand the hand Orti'on l l hold 2 is pushed up' to allow the lower portion of the rod. forming the brace to be iiiiinersed in the platingbath. f Y l, f, Y When the platingis finished, the .hand hold is located inV position on the sleeveandy thenutl is screwed onto'the sleeve. The

head 8 is then `attached to the'crank and the other parts are assembled. We'claim;

the` rod, said sleeve having a screwy thread at each end; a-hand hold 'mounted to turn freely on thersleeve; and nuts ateach end ot' the sleeve, saidl nuts preventing longitudinal movement of the hand hold.

. f Y7o 71..The combination ina brace, of a rod- 1forming the crankra sleeve sweated upon y j 2L Thecombinationv in a brace, of a rod bent to forni la crank and having a straight 'i sleeve; and a handphold 4i'nountedbnl the sleeve between the nuts, the itlangeson the*l nuts bearingagainst the ends of the sleeve and preventing binding of the hand hold.

. THOMAS J. FEGLEY. l

- Gnonono LEOPOLD;

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